11th Sep 2021 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 Partick Thistle 1 (SPFL Championship - game 5)

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Match Information

			former Jag Billy Dodds		Ian McCall			56y, 11m, 12d
					Lewis Mayo; Kyle Turner; Brian Graham
					Shea Gordon; Connor Murray; Ross MacIver
Kirk Broadfoot (1-1, 51 mins)‎; Shane Sutherland (1-2, 68 mins)‎; Aaron Doran (1-3, 71 mins)‎					Scott Tiffoney (1-0, 17 mins)
Scott Allardice (1-1, 51 mins)‎; Danny Devine (1-2, 68 mins)‎; David Carson (1-3, 71 mins)‎					Stuart Bannigan (1-0, 17 mins)
Robbie Deas					Stuart Bannigan; Ross Docherty
Tom Walsh (Cameron Harper, 74 mins); Roddy MacGregor (Sean Welsh, 79 mins); Manny Duku (Reece McAlear, 83 mins)					Cammy Smith (Zak Rudden, 69 mins); Kyle Turner (Jake Hastie, 69 mins); Brian Graham (Ross MacIver, 79 mins)
			former Jag Mark Ridgers		Jamie Sneddon			24y, 0m, 5d
			David Carson		Lewis Mayo			21y, 5m, 23d
			Robbie Deas		Richard Foster			36y, 1m, 11d
			former Jag Danny Devine		Tunji Akinola			22y, 9m, 21d
			Kirk Broadfoot		Kevin Holt			28y, 7m, 17d
			Roddy MacGregor		Stuart Bannigan			28y, 11m, 25d
			Scott Allardice		Ross Docherty			28y, 7m, 19d
			Tom Walsh		Kyle Turner			23y, 10m, 1d
			Manny Duku		Brian Graham			33y, 9m, 19d
			Shane Sutherland		Cammy Smith			26y, 0m, 18d
			Aaron Doran		Scott Tiffoney			23y, 0m, 16d
								27y, 0m, 12d
			Cammy Mackay		Harry Stone			19y, 4m, 22d
			Wallace Duffy		Zak Rudden			21y, 7m, 5d
			Cameron Harper		Shea Gordon			23y, 3m, 26d
			former Jag Sean Welsh		Ciaran McKenna			23y, 5m, 17d
			Billy Mckay		Connor Murray			24y, 4m, 18d
			Lewis Jamieson		Ross MacIver			22y, 6m, 14d
			Reece McAlear		Jake Hastie			22y, 5m, 24d

notes

Both sides generally in playing order. The 'network' have had a particularly poor day on the assists front, failing to call 3 out of 4, all of which are very straightforward on the video evidence. Thistle's assist was Stuart Bannigan, not Ross Docherty. ICT's first was assisted by Scott Allardice, where the network lists no-one. The network gives ICT's second assist to Kirk Broadfoot, where it was actually Danny Devine.

Match Report

TTA report

Tiffoney's low shot from 18 yards (17) put Thistle ahead. Graham went close and Sneddon had a fine save just on half-time. ICT were a different team in the second half. Poor closing down led to the 18-yard leveller (51) then Sneddon went walkabout, didn't gather the ball, and it was 1-2. A fine clipped shot in the top corner (71) saw Thistle off.

Media report

11-Sep-2021, bbc.com

Leaders Inverness Caledonian Thistle came from behind to beat Partick Thistle and maintain their 100% start in the Scottish Championship. Scott Tiffoney fired the Glasgow side in front after 17 minutes, but Kirk Broadfoot grabbed his first goal for Inverness to level early in the second half. Shane Sutherland and Aaron Doran scored within three minutes of each other to give Inverness victory. They lead Kilmarnock by three points. Partick Thistle, meanwhile, drop to fourth place having won three and lost two of their five matches.

Reaction

Partick Thistle manager Ian McCall (speaking to the BBC):

We probably should have been two up but we missed a couple of good chances and made a couple of mistakes in the second half and that really changed the complexion of the game. We have got to try and stay in that top four all season and we are very determined to do that.

Inverness CT head coach Billy Dodds (speaking to the BBC):

I thought our second half performance was tremendous - really top drawer. I was calm at half-time and asked them to believe in themselves and for intensity as well. It was our biggest test and they produced.

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ONE HALF WONDERS

● Former Jag Billy Dodds takes charge against Thistle for the first time.

● Thistle have scored in the first half of their last 9 League games, the longest such streak since recording 9-in-a-row back in 2012.

● Strangely, there's never been a draw between these two in the 2nd tier, with 8 wins to Thistle and 7 wins to Inverness.

● In all games, Thistle are currently on a run of 15 games since a match was drawn.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 consecutive home League wins; 13th Apr 2021 to date. (Longest run since: 7 wins; 19th Jan 2013 to 10th Apr 2013. Joint club-record: 10 wins; 5th Sep 1896 to 25th Sep 1897 & 7th Nov 1970 to 5th Apr 1971.)

● 8 home League games without defeat; 20th Mar 2021 to date. (Longest run since: 11 games; 26th Jan 2013 to 16th Aug 2013. Joint club-record: 23 games; 27th Aug 1910 to 14th Oct 1911 & 29th Aug 1970 to 6th Nov 1971.)

● 20 consecutive competitive appearances for Richard Foster, 3rd Apr 2021 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Zak Rudden - 21 games, 23rd Mar 2021 to 28th Aug 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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